Bug#302359: debian-installer: linux26 can't boot with root=/dev/ida/c0d0p1 or root=/dev/rd/c0d0p1

[Filippo Giunchedi]

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On Thu, Mar 31, 2005 at 10:00:00PM +0200, Piotr Roszatycki wrote:
> The problem is shown with Compaq Array and Mylex DAC960 and probably with
> other controllers which use root=/dev/subdirectory/file path schema. This
> syntax is correct for Linux 2.4 but it is wrong for Linux 2.6. The Linux
> 2.6 has changed syntax for "root" kernel parameter and it is now
> root=/dev/subdirectory!file path.

I think /dev/subdirectory/file is backward compatible, check
http://lxr.linux.no/source/init/do_mounts.c#L176

however I didn't investigated this much nor I know if mylex/compaq array driver
do special argument parsing, but that doesn't seem the case

filippo

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